Grade+3+Unit+5-Close+Reading+2

= Introduction: Lesson 24 =
 * Use the stories "Dog of the Sea Waves" and "The Land Volcanoes Built" to answer close reading questions. Use pages 272-275 for "Dog..." and pages 288-290 for "Land..."

= Student Outcomes: =
 * SWBAT read realistic fiction and identify the author's purpose.


 * =Title 1: Dog of the Sea Waves= || =Title 2: The Land Volcanoes Built= ||
 * =Questions:=

1. Why did the author write the paragraph on page 272 ? How does the author's make that paragraph stand out?

2. Why did the author include small pictures, such as the one on page 274 ?

3. On page 275, the word voyage is used. What words surrounding it help the reader to define the word?

4. Why did the illustrator use water colors to depict what's happening in the story? What kind of mood does the use of watercolors convey?

5. Is the story being told in first or third person? How can you tell? || =Questions:=

1. Look at the headings on page 289 and 290. W hat can you predict each paragraph will be about?

2. On page 289, what does the diagram help you understand?

3. What kind of text is "The Land Volcanoes Built?" What information helps to provide this answer?

4. What other words in the reading can help the reader describe a volcano? ||

= Summative Questions: =

1. How are a dog and a seal similar? How are they different?

2. How do the brother's feelings about Dog of the Sea Waves change from beginning to end?

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